Good People Page #3

- He marched all over the world.

Countries were so afraid of this man,

they would lay down their arms

when they heard of his approach.

Do you know what happened

when they did that?

- No, I don't know.

- Nothing.

Nothing happened.

The Great Khan welcomed them

into his kingdom with open arms.

But those that resisted,

felt his full fury.

He burned the cities, killed the men,

raped their women,

salted their crops.

Okay.

Um...

I'm sorry, I... I think I'm probably

not the right guy for this,

so maybe you should get someone

else for the renovations, okay?

Recently, a group of

men stole from me.

Where I come from,

this would not happen.

But I'm new here, so...

It's not the product that matters,

it's a question of honor.

So now I'm burning cities,

I'm salting crops.

And you have housed my enemy.

Ben Tuttle.

Oh, I see.

- Okay, yes...

- Have you heard of Jack Witkowski?

This man dishonored me.

So, here's my question for you

and your lovely wife, Anna.

Are you team players?

- What do you mean?

- Whose team are you on?

- I'm not on anybody's team.

- If you're not on anybody's team,

you are not on my team.

So, whose team are you on?

Detective Halden, it's Tom Wright.

I need your help.

Babe, it's me. Can you give me...

Where's my money?

Where's my money?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Me and my brother's money.

Are you an idiot, you f***ing c*nt?

And he died getting it.

So, you can understand

me wanting it back.

Now, where is it?

[WHISPERING] I don't know.

Please.

Please.

Where's the money?

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

So, that's how you want to play.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

It's fine with me.

[ECHOING]

I didn't want to go this far.

Please...

Please, stop. Please.

Where's my money?

- Please.

- Where's is it?

Please stop.

Where's my money?

[SHOUTING]

F***!

Hm.

[TRAIN ROLLING BY]

[DOOR OPENS]

Anna.

Anna, no.

Welcome home, Mrs. Tommy.

Tom.

[WHISPERING]

The police are coming. Just stall.

I'm okay.

[ANNA WHISPERING] Oh, my God.

That's enough.

Get up.

Up!

This is what Tommy has.

Didn't you know?

When you find a pot of gold,

there's always a monster guarding it.

You smell so nice.

Just relax.

Stop. It's downstairs.

Bullshit. I looked all over.

It's in the window frame.

I hid it in the window frame.

Tom's lying.

He's afraid that if he gives you

the money, you're going to kill us.

F***.

Where's the f***ing money?

Promise me you won't kill us.

No.

One, two...

[DOORBELL RINGING]

Stop pissing about. Which one?

Three, four, five.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

This one. It's this one.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

Oh, f***!

[HONKING]

- TOM:
We're in here.

- Downstairs. He's downstairs.

[HONKING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

HALDEN:
You're in serious

trouble, Mr. and Mrs. Wright.

You stole some money

and you spent it,

so you're going to prison.

- Do we need to get a lawyer?

- A lawyer won't change that.

Turning it in won't change it

unless you can turn all of it in.

No, I didn't think so.

And Jack Witkowski isn't the kind

of guy to forgive and forget.

He'd find a way to get to you before

we could even bring you to trial.

I've tried to arrest

him for two years.

He's got ties to the police. Someone

who turns a blind eye to what he does.

There are some people in Scotland Yard

that think that Jack is doing us a service.

He kills his fair

share of bad people.

They believe that one in the

hand is worth five in the street.

Think they can... control him.

ANNA:
But you don't.

After he's paid off whichever f***ing

corrupt coppers are protecting him,

he sells his stuff on

the street at cut price.

He targets young women, single mums,

people he thinks he can control.

That's his specialty.

There is a way out of it.

- What?

- You help me, I'll help you.

When Jack comes

after you, we set a trap.

- How?

- You say he took your phone.

- Yeah.

- When he calls,

you agree to take the money to him.

You want to use us as bait?

No.

- All right, wait... just...

- No.

Just... If we-if we do it,

that means we walk.

This doesn't go in the books.

If I took this to headquarters,

Jack would get wind of it, I'd be out

of a job, you two would be dead.

Find somewhere safe for tonight.

ANNA:
Tom.

Tom.

You know he would've

killed you, right?

You told me to stall. You told

me the police were coming.

Before. Why didn't you just

show him where the money was?

Why didn't you tell me

somebody broke into our house.

I just wanted us to have a little

money so we wouldn't get evicted,

- so we could have...

- [POUNDING ON WALL] Shut up!

So we could have a life.

I went to the fertility clinic,

and I spent some of the money.

I'm sorry. I feel so stupid.

It's okay.

Something was wrong with me.

I just...

It's okay.

Come here. Come here.

All we wanted was a family.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

TOM:
It's him.

Hello?

JACK:
Knock, knock. Room service.

So, where have you put it?

In the hotel safe or under the bed?

How can you f*** on

that dirty mattress?

People like you are so

predictable, Tommy.

All right, you can have your money.

Just leave us alone.

- I want to see you and the money.

- When? Where?

It needs to be in

public for my safety.

Tomorrow, noon,

Victoria Park by the pond.

- And then you leave us alone.

- [PHONE OFF THE HOOK]

What now?

The, um, the tracking device

is sewn into the seam.

It's virtually undetectable,

and I can track you on my phone.

As soon as you see him,

put the bag down and walk away.

Don't run, don't look back.

No exceptions, no heroics, no nothing.

Just drop and go.

And when we're gone,

you'll arrest him?

Yes, as soon as he picks

up the bag, it's over,

by which time you'll be gone and safe.

You'll be under constant supervision.

My men will be watching you,

but you won't see them.

All right.

Drop and go.

Okay.

- ANNA:
He's going to get us killed.

- TOM:
Not if we have back-up.

[ELEVATOR DING]

Bonjour. Enchante.

You must be Anna.

I take it Jack Witkowski

paid you a visit.

Yeah.

So, tell me, Mr. and Mrs. Wright,

what is the plan you want

to speak to me about?

ANNA:
Where is he?

TOM:
He'll call us.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Where are you? You're late.

Tell me, Tommy, why are our good

friends from the Met joining us?

Don't worry about him.

He's not with us.

Just let him walk by and

you can have your money.

I'm not talking about that one,

you tosser. He works for me.

Wave to the good people, Marshall.

I'm talking about that

mangy f***, Halden.

[GUNSHOTS]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

- Run.

- Drop the bag.

F***. Marshall, you f***ing dick,

get the f***ing money.

Drop the bag, Tom.

[GUNSHOTS]

Drop the bag.

- Drop the bag.

- Run.

Anna, run.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

ANNA:

Why didn't you just drop the money?

'Cause the money's the only

thing keeping us alive right now.

- Halden is dead.

- I know.

- They killed him.

- I know.

Anna.

What are we going to do, Tom?

Where are we going to go?

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